Politics
Four Years Later – The Insurrection
It's been four years since the infamous insurrection at the US Capitol Building. At the…
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I Wrote a Book Last Year-Kinda
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Last year was my first year working full-time as…
Politics
Birthright Citizenship
Donald Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. He first floated the idea while he was…
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A Look Back at 2024
2024 sucked. To paraphrase Homer Simpson in a different context, it was the suckiest bunch…
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Since I Gave Up Soda
10ish years ago, I gave up soda. I had an absolutely disastrous annual physical that…
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Forever in Blue Jeans
There was a kerfuffle in the chess world this weekend. Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quit…
Economics
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Society
Homelessness
I read an article on NPR today, U.S. homelessness jumps to another record high, amid…
Science and Nature
The Parker Solar Probe
The Parker Solar Probe survived its trip into the sun's corona. That is so cool.…
Language
Why Is There a Word for That?
Defenestration means "the action of throwing someone out of a window". Why do we need…
Friends and Family
The Christmas Spirit
I had the hardest time getting into the Christmas spirit this year. Part of the…
